LIEGE. Antwerp tops Standard Liège 1-0 after M. Doumbia scored just 1 goal (63′).
The match was played at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne stadium in Liege on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Bram Van Driessche with the help of Yves De Neve and Quentin Lesceux. The 4th official was Jan Boterberg. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.44 degrees Celsius or 45.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 15 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 91
- 64 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Standard Liège was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Antwerp that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Standard Liège was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Antwerp found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Standard Liège shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Antwerp shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Standard Liège received 1 yellow card (Konstantinos Laifis). On the opposite side, Antwerp received 2 yellow cards (Mandela Keita and Chidera Ejuke).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Standard Liège stays with 24 points like Sporting Charleroi to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Antwerp will has 38 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Standard Liège will play away with RWDM on the 3rd of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of RWDM (1 draw).
Antwerp will host Club Brugge on the 4th of February with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Club Brugge (7 draws).
Standard Liège – Formation
Standard Liège
78'
76'
Standard Liège adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ivan Leko decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Bodart , Marlon Fossey , Lucas Noubi , Konstantinos Laifis , Souleyman Doumbia , Steven Alzate , Hakim Sahabo , Isaac Price , William Balikwisha , Moussa Djenepo and Wilfried Kanga .
The home team had on the bench: Gilles Dewaele , Kamal Sowah, Merveille Bokadi, Stipe Perica , Brahim Ghalidi, Daan Dierckx and Matthieu Epolo.
Substitutions
Standard Liège made 3 changes: Hakim Sahabo for Stipe Perica (73′), Souleyman Doumbia for Gilles Dewaele (78′) and Moussa Djenepo for Kamal Sowah (90′).
Player of the match: William Balikwisha
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Standard Liège was William Balikwisha.
His rating is with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
63'
Also Antwerp adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Mark van Bommel played with: Jean Butez , Jelle Bataille , Zeno Van Den Bosch , Toby Alderweireld , Owen Wijndal , Mandela Keita , Jürgen Ekkelenkamp , Gyrano Kerk , Mahamadou Doumbia , Chidera Ejuke and George Ilenikhena .
These were the players on the bench: Arbnor Muja , Jacob Ondrejka , Milan Smits, Kobe Corbanie, Eran Tuypens, Victor Udoh, Davino Verhulst and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 3 changes: Chidera Ejuke for Kobe Corbanie (90′), Gyrano Kerk for Arbnor Muja (83′) and Mahamadou Doumbia for Jacob Ondrejka (83′).
Player of the match: Jean Butez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Antwerp was the goalkeeper: Jean Butez. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Sporting Charleroi – AS Eupen – 1-0
- Union Saint-Gilloise – RWDM – 3-2
- OH Leuven – Genk – 2-1
- Standard Liège – Antwerp – 0-1
